📊 Word Diagrams 📊
Markus Burns
Go through diagrams to see how each word is constructed:
1️⃣ AC - [prefix] ac - to or near. Example: Accept - consent to receive;
CELER - [root] celer - quick or swift. Example: Celerity - swiftness of motion;
ATE - [suffix] ate - state or function. Example: Appreciate - to understand fully;
AC+CELER+ATE=ACCELERATE -> to move more quickly.
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2️⃣ CONTRA - [prefix] contra - against. Examples: Contraction - process of shrinking or tightnening;
DICT - [root] dict - say. Example: Dictator - machine that records spoken words;
ION - [suffix] ion - process. Example: Connotation - idea or feeling invoked by a word;
CONTRA+DICT+ION=CONTRADICTION -> statement that conflicts with itself.
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3️⃣ DUR - [prefix] dur - hard. Example: Endure - to suffer patiently;
ABLE - [suffix] able - having the quality of. Example: Capable - having the ability to do something;
DUR+ABLE=DURABLE -> able to withstand wear and damage.
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4️⃣ IM - [prefix] im - not. Example: Immovable - unable to be moved;
MORT - [root] mort - death. Example: Mortician - person who arranges funerals;
AL - [suffix] al - of or relating to. Example: Comical - funny or amusing;
IM+MORT+AL=IMMORTAL -> living eternally.
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5️⃣ IM - [prefix] im - not. Example: Impossible - unmeasurably large;
PECC - [root] pecc - sin. Example:
ABLE - [suffix] able - having the quality of. Example: Comfortable - causing relaxation and comfort;
IM+PECC-ABLE=IMPECCABLE -> without fault.
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6️⃣ MULTI - [prefix] multi - many. Example: Multifaceted - having many aspects;
LINGU - [root] lingu - language. Example: Linguist - person accomplished in languages;
AL - [suffix] al - of or relating to. Example: Diabolical - evil and devilish;
MULTI+LINGU+AL=MULTILINGUAL -> able to speak many languages.
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7️⃣ OB - [prefix] ob - to block. Example: Obliterate - to destroy completely;
STRUCT - [root] struct - build. Example: Construction - process of building something;
OB+STRUCT=OBSTRUCT -> to block.
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8️⃣ PORT - [prefix] port - carry. Example: Export - to send to another country;
ABLE - [suffix] able - having the quality of. Example: Debatable - open to discussion;
PORT+ABLE=PORTABLE -> easy to move.
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9️⃣ PRE - [prefix] pre - before. Example: Preconception - idea formed before experience;
VENT - [root] vent - come. Example: Circumvent - to get around;
ION - [suffix] ion - process. Example: Accumulation - process of gradual growth;
PRE+VENT+ION=PREVENTION -> act of stopping something from occurring.
🔟 RE - [prefix] re - back or again. Example: Rededicate - to dedicate again;
LOC - [root] loc - place. Example: Dislocate - to put out of place;
ATE - [suffix] ate - denotes a verb. Example: Activate - to make something active;
RE+LOC+ATE=RELOCATE -> to move to a different place.